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1993 East Asian Games


FieldValue
nameI East Asian Games
logo1993 Shanghai.png
size200
host_cityShanghai, China
nations8
athletes1021
events12 sports
openingMay 9, 1993
closingMay 18, 1993
opened_byPresident Jiang Zemin
stadiumHongkou Football Stadium
next[1997 Busan](1997-east-asian-games)

The 1st East Asian Games were held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from 9 to18 May 1993. The main stadium for the inaugural edition of the games was the Hongkou Football Stadium.

Shanghai also hosted a number of sports-themed exhibitions to coincide with the games, including exhibitions of photography, art and stamps. A total of 9 nations competed across twelve sports. Julio Iglesias and Wei Wei performed a duet at the games closing ceremony. The hosts, China, topped the medal table, winning almost two-thirds of the gold medals on offer and 40% of the overall total of 534 medal. Japan was the second-most successful nation, winning 25 gold medals.

Sports

Medal table

References

References

  1. link. (2010-06-13 . [[Olympic Council of Asia]]. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.)
  2. Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. {{ISBN. 0-7864-1026-4.
  3. ''The International Who's Who 2004'' (2003). Pg. 1785. Europa Publications.
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